Seen as a whole, the current federal attitude towards marijuana can truly be described as "doublethink." There are so many contradictions in the government's attitude that they are indeed hard to accurately count.

Yesterday, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 was passed by Congress, temporarily and retroactively extending more than 50 tax breaks that expired on December 31, 2013, meaning you and other taxpayers out there may receive a little extra holiday cheer this season.

If we make this scandal only about rogue actors in the agency and whether it reached the administration, we will miss the glaring impossibility of what we're asking the IRS to do in these cases, which is to implement completely incoherent tax law.

In 2013, the amount of unearned income received by minor children that isn't subject to federal income taxes is $1,000, up from $950 in 2012. This is a key number for parents who set up custodial accounts for their children under their state's Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.